Bianca Jagger was named goodwill ambassador against...

Bianca Jagger was named goodwill ambassador against the death penalty by the Council of Europe. Nicaraguan-born Jagger, an international campaigner for human rights since her eight-year marriage to the rock superstar ended in 1979, had led "a remarkable fight" against capital punishment, council Secretary General Walter Schwimmer said in a statement. The 45 member states of the Council of Europe had become "a death-penalty-free zone," Schwimmer said, adding: "With Bianca Jagger at our side, we shall make more progress in the fight against capital punishment."